"Very small number" of Afghans prompt security concerns during evacuation
DHS has deployed about 300 staffers to "lily pads" at transit points for Afghans for secondary screenings, which are being carried out with the help of the FBI.
DHS has deployed about 300 staffers to "lily pads" at transit points for Afghans for secondary screenings, which are being carried out with the help of the FBI.
President Biden may have ended the "forever war" in Afghanistan, but as The Washington Post reports, the next phase of U.S. entanglement with the country "could also prove perilous." The Washington Post's diplomacy and national security reporter Missy Ryan joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the future of U.S. counterterrorism efforts and the uncertainty facing tens of thousands of Afghan allies who are now refugees.
The woman, who has been identified by her attorneys as Nikkita Brown, called 911 and said she was racially profiled.
South Lake Tahoe, normally bustling with tourists, is a ghost town. Thousands of residents evacuated their homes as the Caldor Fire approached the popular vacation destination. CBS Sacramento's Renee Santos has the latest.
Dream Flights, a nonprofit run by volunteer pilots, is flying World War II veterans on restored airplanes from the era. Nikole Killion takes a look.
Many Louisiana residents are without electricity and water after Ida left a path of destruction. Hospitals, already stretched thin by the pandemic, are relying on generators. Omar Villafranca has the latest.
More than a million Louisiana residents are without electricity amid rising temperatures in the wake of Hurricane Ida. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports from Houma where many residents are without access to clean water or shelter. Then, Senator Bill Cassidy joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the rescue and recovery efforts throughout the state.
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights says five states' bans on school mask mandates may violate the civil rights of students with disabilities. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives' January 6 commission is preparing to request the phone records of hundreds of people related to the U.S. Capitol attack. CBS News legal analyst and professor at Loyola Law School Jessica Levinson joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss.
Ida ripped apart the lives of residents in Houma, Louisiana, leaving behind destruction and heartbreak. Mireya Villarreal shares more.
President Biden fiercely defended pulling the U.S. out of Afghanistan, adding that a majority of Americans who wanted to evacuate were able to do so. He vowed to help those still there. Ed O'Keefe reports.
In his first address to the nation following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Biden called evacuation efforts a success. Politico's White House correspondent Natasha Korecki and The Washington Post's Capitol Hill reporter Rhonda Colvin join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on how the White House is responding to criticism over a number of Americans and allies left behind, and the latest push by Congress to pass legislation to help evacuees returning to the U.S.
Two deaths in Louisiana and two in Mississippi have been blamed on Ida.
"I'm 98. I have difficulty finding any other veterans that are that age," Loren Hellickson said before his flight.
"I was going to stay alive one way or another, even if I had to turn the sofa over on top of me," one resident said. "I was going to survive this."
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Amadeu Campos Silva, 22, was competing at a bull-riding Velocity Tour event when his spur got caught in a rope, pulling him under the bull.
A shrinking workforce may also pose trouble for the program, which relies on payroll taxes to finance benefits.
More than one million homes and businesses across the state of Lousiana are without power as residents struggle to get food, water, and cell service in the aftermath of Ida. CBS News’ Michael George reports from Bridge City, Louisiana, and then Rob Gaudet, CEO of Crowd Relief and founder and director of the Cajun Navy, joins CBSN to discuss his organization’s ongoing recovery efforts.
It's the second year in a row that the festival has been postponed – COVID-19 concerns delayed the event in 2020.
Skyrocketing COVID-19 cases in the state prompted Governor Tom Wolf to issue the mandate, which goes into effect September 7.
Zakia Khudadadi is set to become Afghanistan's first ever female Paralympian when she competes on Thursday.
The legislation's passage ended a months-long standoff with Democrats, who stalled the bill by leaving the state.
A growing number of employers around the U.S. are requiring workers to get their shots. Get used to it.
More than 3,500 firefighters are battling the Caldor Fire, a massive wildfire that has destroyed more than 660 structures and injured five people.